Polarization from Reconfiguration by Riley Burke

When I was younger
No one told me that
Polarization blocked light

Now that I’m older
I see why I’m stuck in
Black and white

So I stayed hidden
Tormented by oblivion
Waiting for some kind of reckoning

Only to find that
Permission comes from within
And forgiveness is just a myth

First I was good
Then I was gifted
And next I was ill, then bad
And now I’m learning to stand still

If I get stuck at potential
Will it be fear or ego
Getting the best of me?

Cause when I sit down to play
Although my hands shake uncontrollably
These keys hold my destiny

First I was good
Then I was gifted
And next I was ill, then bad
And now I’m learning to stand still

And I can’t go on tossing these feelings aside
Cause they take away everything I love
Convince me to hide

And if there’s anything I’ve learned over these years
It’s that your secrets aren’t your truths
Your mind will hold you ‘til you do
Your risks should be stronger than your rules

So that you’ll always be becoming,
and you’ll always be unlearning,
and you’ll always be returning
To the gold inside the real, alive you

• Folk
• Rock
• belt
• folk rock
• jazz
• orchestral
• singer-songwriter
• strings
• surrender
• vocal
• New York